I got one of these to use a cheap toaster oven to dry 3D printer filament. A toaster oven has so much power and hysteresis that the temperature will go way above the desired temperature when initially turned on but after it stabilizes it gets much closer to a safe range and if I crack open the door by about 3/4' it controls within the acceptable temperature range for filament drying. Originally I was going to get a thermocouple and relay to use with one of my Arduino's but when I added it up it was the same price as what this controller was selling for.
Thank you for making this video! I just recently bought the same exact type in your video from Walmart and the instructions were the same but for some reason my manual told me to press the button five times not press and hold it for 5 so I was stuck on this until I came across your video
I use it specifically for my garage... I set it for about 50 degrees and connect a space heater to it so that my garage never gets too cold... i have a fridge/freezer in there and it will shut down if it gets too cold. That, and I hate being cold... so far so good, no problems and working well! Thanks for watching and commenting.
I got one of these to use a cheap toaster oven to dry 3D printer filament. A toaster oven has so much power and hysteresis that the temperature will go way above the desired temperature when initially turned on but after it stabilizes it gets much closer to a safe range and if I crack open the door by about 3/4' it controls within the acceptable temperature range for filament drying. Originally I was going to get a thermocouple and relay to use with one of my Arduino's but when I added it up it was the same price as what this controller was selling for.
Interesting application! Thanks for sharing that!
Thank you for making this video! I just recently bought the same exact type in your video from Walmart and the instructions were the same but for some reason my manual told me to press the button five times not press and hold it for 5 so I was stuck on this until I came across your video
love hearing stories like this. Glad it helped, and thanks for watching!!
I'm thinking about getting one to keep my solar batteries warm this winter. Is it still working well? No problems?
I use it specifically for my garage... I set it for about 50 degrees and connect a space heater to it so that my garage never gets too cold... i have a fridge/freezer in there and it will shut down if it gets too cold. That, and I hate being cold... so far so good, no problems and working well! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Add 1:00 - does it work?
yes it does.